Privacy

[gness]

Reading another thread has made me wonder about privacy in our gardens. How important is it to you?
This is the first house I have lived in where most of my garden is not overlooked and the fences are too high to see neighbours. Or for them to see me...probably a good thing.
In a way I miss the over the fence banter with my previous home's neighbours...but I suppose it depends on the neighbours...my last one was the dishy builder so if the fence had been higher I'd have had to invest in stilts...x

[DTCwordfan]

Plenty of privacy here, though the dead centre of the (old) village is right next door.

[daffy654]

I hate my neighbours and would happily live in a house in the middle of nowhere so that I had complete privacy. I always feel self conscious in my garden if I can hear my neighbours in theirs.

[Sharingan]

I'm used to living miles from anywhere with total privacy, but now we're in the middle of a hamlet but in a house with it's own grounds so still no noticeable neighbours. I wouldn't like to live in the suburbs, but I don't mind middle of cities.

[tonyav]

Dead centre DT, cemetery ?.

[pixie373]

I like some privacy in the back garden. I often speak to my neighbours out the front, but i prefer to have the choice. I have lived in a close, where everyone knew each others business (or made it up, if necessary). And while we had some great evenings sitting out and drinking wine together, it was a nightmare when people fell out or had any kind of problem with each other.

[askyourgran]

I get on OK with my neighbour although we have a 6' fence between us.

[DTCwordfan]

yep, tony, you can't make a spectral of yourself around here.

[Wharton]

Good fences make good neighbours.

[tonyav]

Thats a very grave comment, DT.

[DTCwordfan]

stops outsiders getting cross though....

[flump1]

Our neighbours are nice, we get on ok. However one side has a trampoline and a child's head bobbing up over the fence can be mildly irritating. It makes me jump if I have gone out to my washing line ! Apart from that, passengers on the top deck of the double decker bus can see straight into our patch ! So we have to behave .

[gness]

Put a lid on it you two....beginning to pall now.....

Guess I have always been lucky with my neighbours...well with the exception of one bonkers lady......I do like the privacy of my patio but i wouldn't object to seeing a head over the fence....x

[FredPuli43]

Had one house where 'next door' could see over the fence. Never worried me; they were a nice old couple. As I get older. I start to think that would be a good thing. This house is in the middle of a field , down a pretty long drive; few people even know it is there; so there are no neighbours to report that they haven't seen me that morning or day.

[Psybbo]

We seem to be the link between our three neighbours who don't talk to each other

[gness]

We'd miss you, Fred...mind you not much we could do except post.... Anyone seen Fred?.....x

[stokemaveric]

my neighbours would close their eyes if they saw me strutting my stuff in my stoke city shirt and shorts anyway lol

[gness]

Legs that good, Stoke? ;-) x

[Psybbo]

Sorry Gness
Stoke, glad to see you, I need lots of help tomorrow xx

[Wharton]

gness - please excuse this intrusion

stokey - how about a wee 3/1 shot for tomorrow please

[Psybbo]

Wharton, I asked first, but I'd like a 20/1 shot